The long awaited Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the 1st Gen Moto X is finally, and officially, on the way to various retail versions of the phone. Motorola’s software product manager, David Schuster, Â made the announcement via his G+ page earlier today. The update is rolling out to the US, Brazil and Rogers in Canada.
The update is a pretty big deal for the 1st gen device. It pulls it off Android 4.4 and pushes it strait to 5.1. As one would expect,it brings in all the wonderful, and beautiful, animations of Lollipop along with all the features like the new Recent Apps feature, selecting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections from the quick settings, the new notification system and Smart Lock (trusted devices). The improvements and changes are pretty extensive, feel free to read over most of them at the Motorola Moto X 1st Gen release notes page. I don’t see the Chop Twice gesture for the flashlight that they included in the 2nd Gen Moto X 5.1 update though. That doesn’t mean it isn’t there. They do say they added in a quick toggle for it in the notification panel though.
The release seems to be directed toward non US carrier branded variants of the device. Those of you bought it outright, and unlocked, from Motorola will probably see the update long before hand. Once again, the carriers get in the way. I certainly hope that they get busy on making it available and don’t just skip on past it like we have seen in the past. If you have an unlocked version bounce into Settings > About Phone > System Update. If you are gifted the update, make sure you have well over 50% battery life, a solid Wi-Fi connection and some time to let it download and install. If you see it available let us know how the install goes and how you like it.
Source: David Schuster G+ | Motorola Via Androidandme
